http://www.komonews.com/news/tech RSS Feed for KOMO - News - Technology en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:22:31 GMT http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69484032.html With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69438312.html After three years without a winner in a NASA-backed competition to develop the science fiction space elevator concept, a team from Seattle on Friday collected $900,000 after its laser-powered robotic machine raced up more than 2,950 feet (nearly 1 kilometer) of cable dangling from a helicopter. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69425472.html EBay Inc. says a group of investors who are buying the majority of its telecommunications service, Skype, agreed to settle a legal skirmish with Skype's founders. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69378892.html Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69289457.html Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69289367.html The Droid stands out from the crowd of iPhone wannabes with a slim but weighty body, noticeably angular look and large touch screen. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69262937.html Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payments service that has been growing steadily even as the economy has stumbled. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69082167.html A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69152062.html The University of Washington unveiled a new application for BlackBerry devices on Wednesday, becoming the first educational institution to offer campus information through Blackberry devices. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/69080872.html Microsoft Corp. is giving its MSN Web portal a long-overdue makeover and says it hopes the new site will funnel more people to Bing, the software maker's search engine.